Num. Contratto:
657690

Coordinatore: ENEA (Italia)

Responsabile ENEA: GAGGIOLI WALTER - TERIN-SSI (CASACCIA)

Ruolo ENEA: COORD

Sito Web: http://www.orc-plus.eu/

Programma Quadro: HORIZON 2020

Programma UE: Energy - Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy

Area Tematica: Energy - solar

Tipo Progetto: IA - Innovation Action

Descrizione:

In line with the call H2020- LCE-03-2014, ORC-PLUS focuses on increasing the technological performance of renewable energy systems, reducing costs and improving dispatchability. The aim is to develop an optimized combination of innovative Thermal Energy Storage-TES (specialized for CSP scale 1-5 MWe) and engineering solutions to improve the number of production hours of an existing small CSP plant, located in a desert area and coupled with an ORC system. With an optimized TES solution, it is possible to extend periods of energy production of a CSP plant (also during non-solar radiation), eliminating or minimizing the need to burn fossil or renewable fuels in hybrid or back-up systems. Nowadays, efforts are being devoted to R&D on TES for large-scale plants, though large potential for small/medium-scale CSP installations exists. ORC-PLUS is in the spectrum of “large scale prototype to pre-commercial scale demonstration”. The technology proposed is based on a solar field, using a thermal oil as Heat Transfer Fluid and ORC power unit coupled with an innovative TES. Experimental demonstration of two different industrial prototypes of TES systems will be performed in relevant environment (TRL 6). For each prototype, a simulation model of the pilot processes will be developed, with prototypes of TES systems. The models will be optimized on the basis of the characteristics of the site and power load, to determine conditions and relevant parameters of the real scenarios for each application and to select the TES technology best fitting the needs of the targeted sector. Final result will be an industrial pilot plant used to validate the technology in a real operational environment and to demonstrate its feasibility (TLR7). Validation includes an analysis of the techno-economic viability and environmental impact, and of the replicability of the pilot plant final design. This proposal is supported by three support letters of ESTELA, ANEST and Green Energy Park (Morocco).

Attività svolta da ENEA:

L’ENEA coordina il progetto e si occuperà dello sviluppo di un prototipo del sistema di accumulo e della formazione dei tecnici e ricercatori locali. Inoltre, contribuirà alla progettazione e alla realizzazione del nuovo sistema di accumulo di energia termica ad alta temperatura, che permetterà all’impianto di produrre energia elettrica fino a 4 ore in assenza di radiazione solare. Il progetto si inserisce nel quadro delle collaborazioni tra ENEA e Paesi della sponda sud del Mediterraneo e riguarda, nello specifico, l’impianto solare del Green Energy Park di Ben Guerir, situato in una zona desertica del Marocco.

Note:

Posizione:
1363

Codice Atto:
0ST47

Atto di approvazione ENEA:
185/2015/COMM

Unità alla stipula:
UTRINN-STD

Costo eleggibile del Progetto: 7.297.149,00

Contributo al Progetto: 6.339.316,00

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Costo eleggibile per ENEA: 1.258.125,00

Contributo ad ENEA: 1.258.125,00

Anno di stipula:
2015

Durata in mesi:
54

Data di inizio:
01-05-2015

Data di scadenza:
31-10-2019